The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-10-08
AGAINST THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.
The knights of Labor Issue Circular
Against Mr.. e. E. Jackson-They
Say he is no Friend to the
Working Man.

The Knights of Labor of the District of Colum-
bia have issued a secret circular, addressed to
mem bers of the order in Maryland, against Mr..
Z. Z. Jackson, the Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor This circular, thousands of which have al
ready been distributed, is as follows:
"Whereas Mr.. E. E. jackson, the Democratic
nominee for Governor of the State of Maryland,
is bidding for the labor vote by announcing him
self in the Democratic press throughout the State
as particular friend of the working classes and,
whereas it is well known throughout the District
of Columbia, where he has large manufacturing
interests that he is anything but the friend of the
workingman that it was mainly through his eff
forts and influence in the Bosses Protective Union
that the eight hour strike of 1886 was made
failure therefore, in order to bring out positive
evidence of the facts, and thereby undeceiVe the
workingmen of the State of Maryland in regard
to Mr. Jackson District Assembly sc, Knights of
Labor has appointed special committee to in
vestigate charges against Mr.. Jackson, which COM
mittee has in its possession the following aida-
Wits, which, when necessary, can be produced in
full:
"Charge 1. That he did discharge and refuse
to take back some of his oldest hands after the
collapse OF Jne sIfKe rof snUItoI hOuis Of Tie mill
men, only because they were members of l.. A.
1854, and had taken prominent parts in said
strike. These men are now employed in other
mills in this city, and if known to make aidavits
to the above facts would be discharged at once,
and never be employed again so long as Mr.. jack
son has control of the mill boss The committee
therefore, withhold their names.
"Charge 2. Mr.. E. E. Jackson did positively
refuse to sell material, allow to come into
bis mill, Brother J. P. Thomas, member of L. A.
2672 for no other reason than that he had inter-
| ested himself in the strike for nine hours-and
! does now work on that pan-and because he was
known to be Knight of Labor.
"Charqe 3. That the said E. jackson did
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employment if he would promise to relinquish the
| K. of L. forever.
| "Charoe A. The said E. E. Jackson did, during
the strike for shorter hours of the building trades
| in May and June of 1886, try to form agree
| ment with the other mill bosses and carpenter
bosses not to sell any material in the building line
| to any person not a member of the bosses union.
He also employed men to join L. A. 1884 to act as
spies for him, and report to him all the proceed
| ings of said assembly.
| Now in view of these facts, D. A. 66 would ap-
peal to organized labor and all its friends through
out the State of Maryland to withhold their votes
| from a who is trying to capture them by such
| glaring misrepresentation and false pretences.
! D. A. 66 earnestly appeals to all workingmen of
our sister State to from their political apathy
and shake off the bondage of the old political par
| ties and vote only for such men as they know to
be friendly to their interests no matter what their
| party affiliations may be. Brothers throughout
the State of Maryland, you have that inalienable
right of every American citizen, the right of suf-
frage, which is now denied US. By making the
proper use of it, you help us also to get that
right, as well as protect your own interests, but
Mr. L. f. Jackson will not do it. He must moi
become Governor of the State Of Maryland"
The maid expects
Her beau tonight,
And fills the stove
With anthracite,
Because the air
Is raw and damp,
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